This weekend was Dave’s birthday! Andrew made a present-machine out of rope and boxes and tinkertoys. He’s sitting next to it in the photo above. And here’s how it works. Andrew sits behind it and pulls on a tinkertoy-rope contraption. … Continue reading →

We had a jam packed weekend. :) Which was great! I needed it! On Saturday we went to the Staten Island Children’s Museum. Where we met up with our friend Zaida and her rad parents. We had a really good … Continue reading →

Dave is in London this week. He flew out on Saturday and will be back late, late Thursday night. (If you don’t mind…let me brag about him a little. He’s in London to do a series of trainings for the … Continue reading →

Yesterday we walked a 5K (ok….it was actually 2.2 miles…but it sounds cooler to say 5K) to raise money for Autism Speaks. Our family raised about $1500! whoop whoop! We went to this event last year. This year our group … Continue reading →

We had a real weekend-y weekend around here. We went hiking, did some science experiments, watched some Chaplin, and played plenty of minecraft. :) The boys are off to another week at camp: Andrew at the YMCA and Isaac at … Continue reading →

First up: the Golden Gate Bridge. Andrew’s been steadily working on assembling this bridge for several days…and this weekend, he finished it! This bridge building set makes 7 different bridges, so we decided when one was done, it would sit … Continue reading →

On Saturday we met up with our buds, the Cruzen-Grossman’s at the Hall of Science for a good ol’ fashioned family romp. It was a BEAUTIFUL day…and on beautiful days, New Yorkers don’t head to museums, so we had the … Continue reading →

This weekend we drove WAY out onto Long Island (about two hours out) to a little car ferry that transported cars to another island called Shelter Island. (lots of islands!) As you can see, the ferry itself was a highlight. … Continue reading →

Oh man, I sooooo needed this weekend. I feel better today than I have in WEEKS because of this past weekend. :) And also, I never tire of water-fountain-faces. I love my kids’ face mid-water-fountain-drink. I should do a series … Continue reading →

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Made in Brooklyn is my place to document my creative journey, from bread to babies, cards to cakes. You are welcome to come and join me for a while.

I stopped teaching Kindergarten in 2005 to become the mom of two crazy boys here in Brooklyn. At first I thought being a stay at home mom meant that I needed to pour all my time and energy directly into my sons, but I realized somewhere along the way that being a rockstar mom meant not only taking good care of my boys, but also taking good care of myself. And taking good care of myself means pursuing something creative...just about everyday. I started Made In Brooklyn to motivate myself in my creative goals as well as share my work with others and perhaps inspire them in their own creative journeys.